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I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go along. Occasionally, the characters surprise me, and I wonder how we got here. Other times, the characters are stubborn and won't do something I want them to in the story.

When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand.

Anytime you take on a character... you just have to find the parts of the character that you can understand.

I've dropped myself into straightforward character pieces in order to explore that form and reap its values. But you are sort of restricted visually when your first requirement is to tell a fairly straightforward story.

I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

For me, when I read a book, I'm very much about detail.

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I know how things are going to end, and I know some important incidents along the way.

I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.